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Ukraine-Russia war live: Kyiv bombarded by Putin’s missiles in overnight attack

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Loud explosions have rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv as Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones, sparking fires and damaging homes and infrastructure, according to Ukrainian officials.

Ukraine’s air force said it had destroyed 22 out of 35 missiles and 20 out of 23 attack drones in the early hours of Monday. Those included nine ballistic missiles and 13 cruise missiles in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a boiler house at a water plant in the Holosiivskyi district was partially destroyed by a Russian missile as emergency and rescue services rushed to the spot. The strikes also damaged a metro station serving as a shelter for displaced people during strikes, he said.

The attack prompted Ukraine’s neighbour Poland, a Nato member, to activate its air forces, with the country’s military saying both Polish and allied aircraft were scrambled to ensure the safety of its airspace.

It comes as the Polish foreign minister said his country and others bordering Ukraine have a “duty” to shoot down incoming Russian missiles before entering their airspace to protect their citizens.

Radosław Sikorski told the Financial Times this obligation stands despite Nato opposition that is centred around fears interceptions over Ukrainian territory could draw the Atlantic alliance into Russia’s war.

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UK and Ukraine make AI deal to help post-war rebuild

Businesses in the allied countries are expected to be boosted when the UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) comes into force.

Ukraine was one of the largest exporters of IT services globally, with areas such as outsourcing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile applications in rapid development before the war.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 16:00

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US researchers find probable launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile

Two US researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as “invincible.”

Putin has said the weapon – dubbed the SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO – has an almost unlimited range and can evade U.S. missile defenses. But some Western experts dispute his claims and the Burevestnik’s strategic value, saying it will not add capabilities that Moscow does not already have and risks a radiation-spewing mishap.

Using images taken on July 26 by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite firm, the two researchers identified a construction project abutting a nuclear warhead storage facility known by two names – Vologda-20 and Chebsara – as the new missile’s potential deployment site, reported Reuters. The facility is 295 miles (475 km) north of Moscow.

Decker Eveleth, an analyst with the CNA research and analysis organization, found the satellite imagery and identified what he assessed are nine horizontal launch pads under construction. They are located in three groups inside high berms to shield them from attack or to prevent an accidental blast in one from detonating missiles in the others, he said.

The berms are linked by roads to what Eveleth concluded are likely buildings where the missiles and their components would be serviced, and to the existing complex of five nuclear warhead storage bunkers.

The site is “for a large, fixed missile system and the only large, fixed missile system that they’re (Russia) currently developing is the Skyfall,” said Eveleth.

Russia’s defense ministry and Washington embassy did not respond to a request to comment on his assessment, Burevestnik’s strategic value, its test record and the risks it poses.

A Kremlin spokesman said these were questions for the defence ministry and declined further comment.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 15:58

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Senior Russian military commander detained in fraud case as investigation widens

A senior Russian military commander has been detained in a fraud case, the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in Russia’s military leadership.

Major General Valery Mumindzhanov, deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe of more than 20 million rubles (£169,700), Russia’s Investigative Committee said.

He is the ninth top military figure to be arrested on charges of fraud, bribery or abuse of office in recent months, including deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, who was arrested for bribery in April and later dismissed from his position.

The arrests began shortly before President Vladimir Putin replaced defence minister Sergei Shoigu with an economist, Andrei Belousov.

Analysts suggest the arrests are a sign that Mr Shoigu’s associates are being removed from power and that the most egregious corruption in the Defence Ministry will no longer be tolerated.

Mumindzhanov received the bribe from suppliers who wanted to secure a contract with Russia’s Ministry of Defence for the supply of military uniforms, including for soldiers fighting in Ukraine, the Investigative Committee alleged.

It added that, at the time the bribe was allegedly paid, Mumindzhanov was the head of a department which sourced supplies and resources for the Defence Ministry and that the contract for uniforms was worth 1.5 billion roubles (£12.7 million.)

Investigators are also assessing how Mumindzhanov and his family acquired more than 120 million roubles (£989,000) of property in the Moscow and Voronezh regions and whether it was legal, the committee said.

The arrests began shortly before President Vladimir Putin replaced defence minister Sergei Shoigu
The arrests began shortly before President Vladimir Putin replaced defence minister Sergei Shoigu (AP)

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 15:50

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Putin arrives in Mongolia, which is key link in planned gas pipeline to China

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had arrived for a state visit in Mongolia, which lies on the route of a planned new gas pipeline connecting Russia and China.

Russia has been in talks for years about building the pipeline to carry 50 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas a year from its Yamal region to China via Mongolia.

The project, Power of Siberia 2, is part of Russia’s strategy to compensate for the loss of most of its gas sales in Europe since the start of the Ukraine war. It is the planned successor to an existing pipeline of the same name which already supplies Russian gas to China and is due to reach its planned capacity of 38 bcm per year in 2025.

The new venture has long been bogged down over key issues such as the pricing of the gas. However, Putin said on the eve of his visit that preparatory work, including feasibility and engineering studies, were proceeding as scheduled.

He is due to hold talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Tuesday.

Ukraine urged Mongolia last week to arrest Putin on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court warrant last year, when it accused him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.

The Kremlin has dismissed the accusation, saying it is politically motivated, and has said it has no worries about Putin making the trip.

The warrant obliges the court’s 124 member states, including Mongolia, to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory.

Asked whether there had been discussions with Mongolian authorities about the ICC warrant, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that “all of the aspects of the visit have been thoroughly discussed.”

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 15:47

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Putin makes first visit to member country of court that issued arrest warrant for him

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him.

The official visit, in which he is to meet on Tuesday with Mongolian leader Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, is Mr Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant for his arrest nearly 18 months ago on charges of war crimes in Ukraine.

Ukraine has called on Mongolia to arrest Mr Putin and hand him over to the court in The Hague.

A spokesperson for Mr Putin said last week that the Kremlin is not worried about the visit.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 15:43

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Vladimir Putin ‘gifts Kim Jong-un 24 purebred horses in exchange for artillery shells used in Ukraine war’

The new consignment of Orlov Trotters, which are said to be the North Korean leaders’ favourite breed, were brought over the narrow land border on 25 August, according to an announcement made by the veterinary authorities in Primorsky Krai, which is the Russian Far East region connected by rail to North Korea, reported The Times.

The delivery of the 19 stallions and five mares is reported by South Korean media to be partial payment for North Korean artillery shells sent to Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 15:00

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Zelensky urges West to permit long-range strikes and supply the weapons

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday Ukraine was “more positive” about the prospects of getting permission from its Western allies to conduct long-range strikes on targets inside Russia.

Speaking at a briefing after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Zelensky also urged allies to supply the weapons for such strikes.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 14:28

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With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones

When the air raid siren bellows in the dead of night, the women in arms rush to duty.

Barely two months since joining the mobile air-defense unit, 27-year-old Angelina has perfected the drill to a tee: Combat gear fitted, anti-aircraft machine gun in place, she cruised behind the wheel of a pickup, singing along to a Ukrainian song about rebellion.

The rest unfolded in seconds: Under a tree-lined position near Kyiv’s Bucha suburb, she and her five-woman unit mounted the gun, checked the salvo and waited. The chirp of crickets filled the silence until the Russian-launched Shahed drone was shot down — on this August night, by a nearby unit — another menace to near daily life in Ukraine eliminated.

Vasilisa Stepanenko and Samya Kullab report:

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 14:00

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Explosion also heard in Kharkiv in early hours with fires sparked, according to Ukrainian media

An explosion also rang out in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, early on Monday morning, according to Ukrainian media.

Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv region, confirmed an early morning strike on Kharkiv’s Industrialnyi district and said it set a residential building and several others on fire.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 13:00

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Russia’s reported barrage comes day after ‘one of biggest Ukrainian attacks of war’

The barrage reported in the early hours of Monday comes a day after Russia’s military reported intercepting and destroying 158 Ukrainian drones targeting multiple Russian regions in one of the biggest Ukrainian attacks of the war.

It also comes weeks after Ukranian forces’ incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, which Moscow’s forces have struggled to push back so far and to which the Kremlin has vowed to respond.

Tara Cobham2 September 2024 12:00



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